Bipolar disorder

As per available reports about 3 relevant journals, 56 Conferences, 6 workshops are presently dedicated exclusively to Bipolar disorder and about 6 articles are being published on Bipolar disorder.

Bipolar disorder, also known as bipolar affective disorder, affective psychosis, or manic-depressive illness, is a mental illness characterized by periods of elevated mood and feels depression and extreme changes of behavior. Depending on the severity we can say that elevated mood is significant and is known as hypomania or mania. During mania a person acts or feels abnormally energetic, happy or irritable. During periods of depression there may be crying, poor eye contact among others, and a negative viewpoint on life. It is divided into bipolar I disorder if there is at least one manic episode and bipolar II disorder if at least one hypomanic episode and one major depressive episode. Treatment generally includes psychotherapy and medications such as antipsychotics and mood stabilizers. Personalized cancer medicine, Genomics and Preventive medicine are emerging practice of medicine that uses an individual's genetic profile to guide decisions made in regard to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease.

A depressive episode commonly follows an episode of mania. The biological mechanisms responsible for switching from a manic or hypomanic episode to a depressive episode or vice versa remain poorly understood. People with mania may also experience a decreased need for sleep, speak excessively in addition to speaking rapidly, and may have impaired judgment. The individuals with manic conditions often have issues with substance abuse due to the combination of thrill-seeking as well as poor judgment.

At more extreme levels, a person in a manic state be able to experience a break with reality and experience psychosis, a state in which thinking is affected along with mood.National symposiums and workshops provide the Clinicians, researchers, patients, family members, and mental health advocates from around the world to share their clinical expertise, research findings, and personal experiences with the goal of improving the quality of life for those living with bipolar disorder.

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Market analysis would be used, rather than direct examination of the gene, for several reasons: 1. The gene location is known, but the gene sequence has not yet been determined and thus cannot be analyzed directly. But if markers exist close to the gene locus, then the mutant gene can be inferred through marker analysis. 2. Marker analysis is much faster analysis then directs gene sequencing. 3. Marker analysis is much cheaper then gene analysis. Marker analysis can generally be performed for under $200, while a complete screen of a gene can be several thousand dollars.